Proverbs 20:14

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'It’s no good, it’s no good!' says the buyer; then he goes away and boasts about the deal.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 1:10 : 10 Is there anything of which one can say, 'Look! This is something new'? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time.
  • Hos 12:7-8 : 7 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice and wait for your God continually. 8 Canaan, in whose hands are deceitful scales, loves to defraud.
  • 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 And that no one transgresses or defrauds their brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these things, as we have forewarned and solemnly testified to you.

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  • Ezek 7:12-13
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    73%

    12 The time has come, the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon the whole crowd.

    13 The seller will not recover what was sold as long as both of them live, because the vision concerning the whole crowd will not be reversed. Because of their sins, not one of them will preserve their life.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
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    14 Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.

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    16 Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Ps 39:6
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    6 Behold, You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before You. Surely, every man is but a breath. Selah.

  • Prov 1:19
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    19 Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

  • Prov 20:13
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    13 Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

  • Prov 14:23-24
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    23 In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

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  • Prov 19:1-2
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    1 Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

    2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good, and one who hurries makes wrong choices.

  • Prov 27:1
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    1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day will bring.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

  • Eccl 12:8
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    8 'Utter futility,' says the Teacher. 'Everything is futile!'

  • Prov 21:6
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    6 The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death.

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    22 A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

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    11 A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Eccl 5:16
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    16 Throughout his days, he eats in darkness, with great frustration, sickness, and anger.

  • Job 15:31
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    31 Let him not trust in worthlessness, deceiving himself, for worthlessness will be his reward.

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    21 An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

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    2 An oracle of transgression speaks to the wicked within his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.

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    20 A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

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    16 But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

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    7 All human toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

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    23 Buy the truth and do not sell it—wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

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    18 He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it.

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    17 Food gained by deceit is sweet to a person, but afterward their mouth is full of gravel.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20 Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

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    2 “Utterly meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”

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    9 For he has said, 'A man gains nothing by delighting in God.'

  • Hab 2:6
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    6 Will not all these take up a taunt against him, with mocking sayings and riddles? They will say, "Woe to him who amasses what is not his! How long will this go on? And who weighs himself down with stolen goods?"

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    13 Now listen, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.'

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    26 People curse the one who hoards grain, but a blessing rests on the one who sells it.

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    27 It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own glory.

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    6 Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels?

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